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DIRECTIONS: For the following questions, choose the correct option.
Q1. Which search engine has a dog as its symbol?
(1) Yahoo (2) Hotbot
(3) Lycos (4) AltaVista
Q2. The Y2K problem, after all the hype of the past few years, ended with a whimper. But it's not over yet,
as system engineers have begun waiting for another date to really rejoice. What is that date?
(1) February 29, 2000 (2) March 31, 2000
(3) January 30, 2000 (4) February 14, 2000
Q3. Thums Up, one of India's great brands, was sold to Coca-Cola a few years ago. In which year was
Thums Up launched?
(1) 1922 (2) 1947
(3) 1979 (4) 1984
Q4. If Presario:Compaq and Busybee: HCL, what is Super Genius : ….. ?
(1) Zenith (2) IBM
(3) Dell (4) Wipro
Q5. Which Indian e-commerce site advertises with the line ‘More secure than Amazon.com’?
(1) rediff.com (2) fabmart.com
(3) imandi.com (4) indiainfo.com
Q6. In a rapid brand sell-out, Coats Viyella sold off its garments division, including the rights to its leading
brands in India. Which company acquired it?
(1) Indus League (2) Indian Rayon
(3) Gwalior Suitings (4) Bombay Dyeing
Q7. Which cosmetics brand derives its name from the Sanskrit word meaning `meeting point'?
(1) Samara (2) Aviance
(3) Torrel (4) Lakme
Q8. In which Japanese car company does US automobile major Ford Motor Co hold a controlling stake?
(1) Toyota (2) Hyundai
(3) Mazda (4) Subaru

Q9. Which crockery brand uses the phrase `Please handle without care' prominently in its ads?
(1) Borosil (2) Prestige
(3) Corelle (4) Hitkari
Q10. In which TVC you saw actors Salman Khan and Sunil Shetty together?
(1) Provogue shirts (2) Coca-Cola
(3) Thums Up (4) Colgate toothpowder.
Q11. The Attorney-General holds office
(1) For life
(2) For 6 years
(3) During the pleasure of the President
(4) As long as he enjoys the confidence of the Parliament
Q12. A Governor can be removed from his office by
(1) The State Assembly (2) The President
(3) The Parliament (4) The Prime Minister
Q13. Can there be a common High Court for two or more States?
(1) Yes
(2) No
(3) Only in a financial emergency
(4) Only in a national emergency
Q14. Which of the following is the 25th State of India?
(1) Arunachal Pradesh (2) Nagaland
(3) Goa (4) Manipur
Q15. The right to vote in the national elections in India is based on the principle of
(1) Restricted franchise (2) Hereditary privileges
(3) Property qualifications (4) Universal adult suffrage

Answers
1. Ans.(3)
2. Ans.(1)
3. Ans.(3)
4. Ans.(4)
5. Ans.(2)
6. Ans.(2)
7. Ans.(1)
8. Ans.(3)
9. Ans.(3)
10. Ans.(3)
11. Ans.(3)
12. Ans.(2)
13. Ans.(1)
14. Ans.(3)
15. Ans.(4)

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DIRECTIONS: For the following questions, choose the correct option.
Q1. HUMAN, PET, ELK
Unscramble the above for a two-word name of an auto company chief.
(1) Helmut Panke (2) Helmet Pan
(3) Power Helmet (4) Helmut Panek
Q2. Late last year, Supervalu Inc and National Grocers Association challenged Wal-Mart's attempt to
trademark which acronym?
(1) ELDP – Every Day Low Products
(2) ELDP – Every Day Light Promotions
(3) ELDP – Every Day Low Prices
(4) ELDP – Every Day Light Products
Q3. …. Sport Organisation, belonging to the French press group EPA, organises sports events such as
Tour de France and the Dakar rally. Fill up the blank.
(1) Franc (2) Amaury
(3) EPA (4) Dakar
Q4. Pavan Vaish was recently appointed as the new CEO of which company?
(1) Vodafone (2) Wal – mart
(3) Reliance Retail (4) IBM Daksh
Q5. Recently Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez warned he could nationalise the multibillion dollar heavy
crude projects in an oil belt in eastern Venezuela, which are run by US and European companies, if
talks for Venezuela to take a majority stake don't ma terialise. What's this belt called?
(1) Chavez Belt (2) Venezuela belt
(3) Orinoco Belt (4) EU Belt
Q6. What was founded in 1920 in Japan as Toyo Cork Kogyo?
(1) Mazda (2) Orange
(3) Lehman Brothers (4) Honda
Q7. Robert af Jochnick is the chairman and co-founder of which Swedish company?
(1) Whirlpool (2) Electrolux
(3) LG (4) Oriflame
Q8. Michael Lewis is the author. 'A Silicon Valley Story' is the base line. What's the four-word title of the
book?
(1) The new thing (2) The new new thing
(3) The thing which is new (4) The new things

Q9. OR SUCH LINEAGE
Unscramble the above for a two-word name of an agency of a futures agency, may be.
(1) Clearing Home (2) Clear Hospital
(3) Clearing House (4) Clearing Hall
Q10. "The first (legal) TV commercial aired at 2:29 pm on July 1, 1941, when the …. paid $9 to New York
City NBC affiliate WNBT for a 10-second spot aired before a baseball game." Fill up the blank.
(1) Intel (2) IBM
(3) Microsoft (4) Bulova watch company
Q11 Something called The Floyd Fairness Fund has been set up recently. What's it about? (Key words will
do)
(1) Defence of his grandparents (2) Defence of his expenses
(3) Defence of his wife (4) Defence of his kids
Q12. Francisco D'Souza is the new CEO of which Nasdaq- listed company?
(1) Cognizant (2) Accenture
(3) Infosys (4) Microsoft
Q13. Whose mint brand is Mentos?
(1) Nestle (2) Unilever
(3) P&G (4) Perfetti Van Melle
Q14. Whose NYSE symbol is A?
(1) Accenture (2) Aeronautics Corporation
(3) Agilent Technolgies (4) Automobile Brothers
Q15. Which place is 'Just a Spray Away'?
(1) Ireland (2) Axeland
(3) Poland (4) Thailand

Answers
1. Ans.(1)
2. Ans.(3)
3. Ans.(2)
4. Ans.(4)
5. Ans.(3)
6. Ans.(1)
7. Ans.(4)
8. Ans.(2)
9. Ans.(3)
10. Ans.(4)
11. Ans.(2)
12. Ans.(1)
13. Ans.(4)
14. Ans.(3)
15. Ans.(2)

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DIRECTIONS: For the following questions, choose the correct option.
Q1. Under Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS), every family living below poverty line is provided with
how much foodgrain per month?
(1) 20 kg (2) 25 kg
(3) 30 kg (4) 35 kg
Q2. Thymine deficiency causes
(1) Parkinson's disease (2) Beri-Beri
(3) Scurvy (4) Pellagra
Q3. A good quantity of gas was found in the basin of which of the following rivers?
(1) Krishna and Godavari (2) Ganga and Yamuna
(3) Kaveri (4) Jhelum and Chenab
Q4. Which of the following concepts is given by Ravindranath Upadhyay, a Gandhian who was honoured by
the prestigious Jamnalal Bajaj Award recently?
(1) Developing a new technique of water harvesting which results in 20% reduction in loses.
(2) Use of local resources in energy production like wind, solar power etc. at small scale and for
personal use of each house hold.
(3) Common granary for the rural areas where villagers can deposit their produce according to their
capacity and take it back when they need it.
(4) None of these
Q5. In which of the following state it is suggested that all those persons who are canning Rs.5,000 or more
every month should put a H stamp on their Ration Cards so that essential commodities are not sold to
those people?
(1) Tamil Nadu (2) Kerala
(3) Delhi (4) Uttar Pradesh
Q6. The provision for ‘Rain Water Harvesting’ on all the building was made mandatory in a state. Which of the
following is that states? (Success rate is also report as 99%)
(1) Delhi (2) Karnataka
(3) Kerala (4) Tamil Nadu
Q7. Panchanyat Raj Institutions help in attaining ..... .
(1) Forest Development (2) Agricultural Development
(3) Decentralised Development (4) None of these

Q8. Consider the following
A. Bharat Electronics Limited
B. Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited
C. Goa Shipyard Limited
Which of these is/are functioning under the Department of Defence Production and Supplies?
(1) 1, 2 and 3 (2) 1 only
(3) 2 and 3 (4) 1 and 3
Q9. Which one among the following is the highest peak?
(1) Kamet (2) Kin Lun
(3) Nanga Parbat (4) Nanda Devi
Q10. "Point 5353" which was at the center of controversy in recent past was related to
(1) Kargil War (2) Indo-China Border Dispute
(3) Indo-Nepal Border (4) Oil Exploration in Indian Ocean
Q11. "Powering India's Growth" tagline is associated with one Navratna PSU (public sector undertaking). The
PSU in the question is
(1) Power Trading Corporation (2) Indian Oil
(3) NTPC (4) SAIL
Q12. Applause-Entertainment, which recently produced Amitabh Bachchan-starter film 'Dev', is financially
backed by a well-known businessman. The businessman in the question is
(1) Kumar Mangalam Birla (2) Ratan Tata
(3) Vijay Mallya (4) Sunil Bharti Mittal
Q13. According to rough estimate, how many people invest in the stock exchange (known as retail investor)?
(1) About 10 crore (2) About 7 crore
(3) About 2 crore (4) About 5 crore
Q14. The currently under going Janmabhoomi programme relates to ..... .
(1) the movement for temple construction
(2) rural development in general
(3) distribution of land to the poor
(4) archaeological excavations for locating medieval structures
Q15. The Agricultural census is conducted to seek information on which of the following?
(A) Number of ratio in each family
(B) The number of tractors available in the country
(C) Distribution of holding landlord
(D) Land use the cropping pattern
(1) Only A and B (2) Only B
(3) Only C and D (4) Only C

Answers
1. Ans.(1)
2. Ans.(2)
3. Ans.(1)
4. Ans.(4)
5. Ans.(1)
6. Ans.(1)
7. Ans.(4)
8. Ans.(1)
9. Ans.(3)
10. Ans.(1)
11. Ans.(3)
12. Ans.(1)
13. Ans.(3)
14. Ans.(2)
15. Ans.(4)

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1. Which Japanese consumer electronics
company has American Howard Stringer
as its CEO?
(a) Sony (b) Sharp
(c) Hitachi (d) Toshiba
2. Scions of which business family are
fighting for the assets of Jagatjit
Industries that makes Aristocrat brand
of spirits after the demise of the founder?
(a) Chhabria (b) Singhania
(c) Burman (d) Jaiswal
3. Which Japanese company is engaged in
a tussle for management control of tractor
maker Swaraj Mazda with its Indian
partner Punjab Tractors?
(a) Mitsui (b) Sumitomo
(c) Mitsubishi (d) Mazda
4. In which country do the White Nile and
Blue Nile converge to form the single Nile
River?
(a) Egypt (b) Libya
(c) Sudan (d) Chad
5. Italian sports car company Lamborghini
sells two models in India. One is the
Gallardo. Which is the other?
(a) GranSport (b) Murcielago
(c) Quattroporte (d) Birdcage
6. Which organisation introduced the
Whopper sandwich in 1957?
(a) Burger King (b) McDonalds
(c) Pizza Hut (d) Papa John
7. Under which brand has Apple, famous for
its Macintosh PCs and iPod music
players, introduced laptops?
(a) MacNote (b) MacPage
(c) MacBook (d) MacStar
8. In which year did North and South Korea
become separate countries?
(a) 1944 (b) 1948
(c) 1953 (d) 1957
9. Richard Joshua Reynolds founded one
of the world's largest companies (famous
for its controversial brand Camel) in which
business in 1874?
(a) Chocolate
(b) Soaps & Detergent
(c) Cosmetics
(d) Cigarette
10. During whose tenure as the Prime
Minister were the recommendations of the
Fifth Pay Commission implemented?
(a) V P Singh (b) I K Gujral
(c) Deve Gowda (d) A B Vajpayee
11. Which American technology company
was founded by legendary inventor
Thomas Elva Edison?
(a) General Electric
(b) 3M
(c) Boeing
(d) Lockheed Martin
12. Which of these is a wrong combination of
Edward de Bono's Thinking Hats and
their ideas?
(a) White hat-facts and numbers
(b) Red hat-emotions & feelings
(c) Yellow hat-glad & positive
(d) Blue hat-new creativity & ideas
13. Which children's magazine was founded
by filmmaker B Nagi Reddy in 1947?
(a) Nandan
(b) Chandamama
(c) Suman Saurabh
(d) Champak

14. Which is the first law in Al Ries and Jack
Trout's "The 22 Immutable Laws of
Marketing"?
(a) The law of resources
(b) The law of leadership
(c) The law of focus
(d) The law of perception
15. Economist YK Alagh is the Chairman of
which institution?
(a) IRMA
(b) TERI
(c) ISI
(d) MICA

Answers
1.(a) 2.(d) 3.(b) 4.(c) 5.(b) 6.(a) 7.(c) 8.(b) 9.(d) 10.(c)
11.(a) 12.(d) 13.(b) 14.(b) 15.(a)

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Quiz
1. The name of US based FMC
Corporation is seen on a variety of
specialized equipment around airports,
and on street sweepers and such. They
also produce chemicals, and have spun
off a military vehicle operation. What did
“FMC” originally mean?
(a) Fredericks Merchant Corporation
(b) Federated Mining and Chemicals
(c) Federal Machine Corporation
(d) Food Machinery Corporation
2. The initials NCR appear on equipment
and information systems found in
businesses. What did “NCR” originally
stand for?
(a) Newport, Craig, and Rogers
(b) National Cash Register
(c) New Castle Receiving
(d) Northeast Carbon Recording
3. The Japanese car maker Nissan was once
known as Datsun? How did the name
“Datsun” originate?
(a) A river near Osaka
(b) Japanese da (moving) plus tsun (spirit)
(c) Three initials of the three founders plus
the English word “sun”
(d) The city in Japan where the company
started
4. Sun Microsystems is a high tech
company making computer workstation
and high performance servers. How did the
name “Sun” originate?
(a) The initials of the three founders
(b) From the name of founder McNealy’s
cat, Sunshine
(c) From the sun as being symbolic of light
and power
(d) An abbreviation for Stanford University
Network

5. Exxon is one of the world’s largest oil
companies. How did it get its name?
(a) It was named for the oil rich Exxon
Hills in West Texas
(b) It was named for the founding Exxon
family
(c) It was picked from a list generated by
computer
(d) It means “energy” in ancient Greek
6. US firm TRW was a large conglomerate
once known for highly diverse divisions
having interests in everything from auto
parts to lawn mowers to aerospace. They
have since been acquired by aerospace
giant Northrop Grumman. Where did the
name TRW come from?
(a) Truck and Railway Works
(b) Thompson Products merged with
Ramo-Woolridge Corporation
(c) Territorial Roads and Waterways
(d) Transmissions, Radios, and Wireless
7. Kawasaki Heavy Industries is a
Japanese company well known for its
motorcycles. How was the name
“Kawasaki” derived?
(a) The founder, Shozo Kawasaki
(b) The Japanese Kawa (valley) plus saki
(spirit)
(c) A city in Japan
(d) A sacred mountain
8. The Italian automaker Fiat is famous for its
spirited small cars. How was the name Fiat
derived?
(a) It’s an acronym
(b) From the founder, Enzo Fiat
(c) From the Italian, meaning “the final
word”
(d) From the Fiat d’Planos region in
northern Italy
9. Kyocera makes copiers, cell phones,
semiconductors and a variety of other
technical products. How was their name
derived?
(a) From the Japanese Kyo (primary)
plus cera (goods)
(b) It’s short for Kyoto Ceramics
(c) From the founder, Hibiki Kyocera
(d) From the name of a blue flower that
blooms in spring
10. IBM stands for International Business
Machines. What was their name before
1924 when they changed it to IBM?
(a) Timekeeping Machine Corporation
(T-M-C)
(b) Computing- Tabulating- Recording
Company (C-T-R)*
(c) The James Blue Company (J-B-C)
(d) Punch Card Enumerating (P-C-E)
11. One of the pioneering companies in the
electronic gaming industry was founded in
Silicon Valley in 1974 by Nolan Bushnell,
who give it its name, Atari. From what
was the name "Atari" derived?
(a) It’s from the game of “Go” and means
something like “check” in chess
(b) It is the Chinese word for “warrior”
(c) It is the Japanese word for “robot”
(d) It’s an acronym
12. Where the “Pepsi” in “Pepsi Cola” name
come from?
(a) It suggested it would pep you up
(b) It implied treatment of dyspepsia
(c) It contained pepsin
(d) The company mascot was a
schnauzer named “Pepsi”
13. How did the name “Coca Cola” originate?
(a) From the ingredients cocaine and
kola nuts*
(b) From the two ingredients cocoa
beans and colaria leaves
(c) From the main ingredients coca
leaves and kola nuts
(d) From Koca Kola, a town in Brazil
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14. What was the previous name of the Bank of
America, before it was changed in the ‘30's?
(a) Pacific Northern Bank
(b) Bank of Italy
(c) Fort Knox Bank
(d) American Foundation Trust
15. What is the origin of the name of the
Swedish automotive company, Volvo?
(a) It was named after a Swedish breed
of sheep dogs
(b) It was named after a city in Sweden
(c) It means “I roll” in Latin
(d) It was named after the founder,
Gustaf Volvo
Answer Key
Explanatory Answers
2. National Cash Register Company was founded by John H. Patterson in 1884. The name was
shortened to NCR in 1974. They were purchased by AT&T in 1991, and bore the name AT&T GIS
from 1994 to 1996. It was changed back to NCR when they were spun off as an independent
company in 1996.
3. Den, Aoyama and Takeuchi were the founders, who adopted the name Datsun in 1932. Reference
was to the rising sun on the Japanese flag.
4. Stanford University is an incubator for many Silicon Valley high tech firms. The first Sun workstation
was derived from a design developed at Stanford, so they were able to ship product the very first
quarter they were in business.
5. Exxon is the company that evolved from what was once John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil. The
name was changed from Esso to Exxon in 1972 in the United States, with Esso retained in other
parts of the world. Apparently the company could not resist keeping a hint of the ESSO derivation.
A 1999 merger brought about the change to the current name, Exxon Mobil.
6. Thompson Products made engine valves and aircraft engine parts. Ramo-Woolridge played a key
role in the development of the intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). They merged in 1958.
7. Kawasaki Heavy Industries started as Kawasaki Tsukiji Dockyard in 1878. It was established in
Tsukiji, Tokyo by Shozo Kawasaki. There is a port, Kawasaki City, but that is not the origin of the
name. Kawa means "river," which lets out valley and mountain derivations. Many Japanese family
names have meanings related to nature.
8. Fabbrica Italiana di Automobili - Torino is abbreviated to FIAT. The company was founded in 1899
to manufacture automobiles. They acquired Alfa Romeo in 1984. Enzo Ferrari is the famous carrelated
Enzo.
12. The Atari game "Pong" launched the videogame industry. Bushnell sold the company to Warner
Brothers in 1974. After a revival in the mid-80's, the company died as a home video game
producer.
13. The soft drink is made from an extract of coca leaves and kola nuts. The product once contained a
dash of cocaine, but that has long since been removed. The company has long been associated
with Atlanta, Georgia.
14. The Bank of America was founded in San Francisco in 1904 by the Gianninis, father and son.
Amadeo Peter Giannini, the father, has been called the greatest innovator in modern banking for
his development of a system of strong branch banks.
1.(3) 2.(2). 3.(3). 4.(4). 5.(3). 6.(2). 7.(1). 8.(1). 9.(2). 10.(2).
11.(3) 12.(2). 13.(1). 14.(2). 15.(3).

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QUIZ
1. In line with the rebranding of Reliance
Entertainment to Reliance Big Entertainment, the
Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (ADAG) is now in the
process of rebranding its Adlabs multiplex business.
Which brand will replace the Adlabs brand?
1) Filmistan
2) Big Cinema
3) Box Office
4) Movie Magic
2. Mark out the wrong combination of advertising
agencies and the media groups to which they
belong?
1) BBDO-Omnicom
2) McCann Erickson-Interpublic
3) JWT-Omnicom
4) Ogilvy & Mather-WPP
3. Larry Flint's claim to fame in the world of media
is his association with which of the following
magazines?
1) People
2) Hustler
3) Vogue
4) Penthouse
4. ‘A World of Difference’ is the punchline of which
Indian airline?
1) Go Air
2) SpiceJet
3) Paramount Airways
4) Jet Airways
5. Which of the following is the most popular brand
of the US garment company Cluett & Peabody,
both in India and the world over?
1) Peter England
2) Arrow
3) Van Heusen
4) Louis Philippe
6. UK based firm Millward Brown Optimor is
famous for its annual ranking of which of the
following?
1) World’s top brands
2) World’s top attorneys in legal services
3) World’s top Management colleges
4) World’s highest earning sportspersons
7. In the movie ET, the alien consumes a trail of
product which takes him to the little boy's home.
Who was the maker of the product?
1) Hershey's
2) Mars
3) Wrigley's
4) Cadbury's
8. India’s most trusted brand according to a recent
survey conducted by the Economic Times
newspapers is:
1) Colgate
2) Nokia
3) Lux
4) Tata salt
9. For which IPL team has Aditya Birla Nuvo
created an exclusive formal wear line–Peter
England Elite?
1) Kolkata Knight Raiders
2) Chennai Super Kings
3) Mumbai Indians
4) Royal Bangalore Challengers
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10. Which cricketer and actress have been
appointed brand ambassadors for its Fly phones by
UK-based Meridian Mobile recently?
1) Yuvraj Singh & Rani Mukherjee
2) MS Dhoni and Deepika Padukone
3) Ishant Sharma and Malaika Arora Khan
4) Robin Uthappa and Mallika Sherawat
11. Who are Inky, Pinky, Blinky and Clyde?
1) Pac-Man monsters
2) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
3) Cabbage Patch Kids
4) Mascots of Beijing Olympics
12. “Our Earth, Our Tomorrow” is a baseline of
which of these?
1) Thermax
2) Greenpeace
3) Discovery
4) Ricoh
13. Which automobile company was in news
recently for its new marketing initiative titled ‘Ghar
Ghar Ki Pehchaan’ for tapping rural markets for its
popular model?
1) Maruti-Suzuki
2) Hyundai
3) Tata Motors
4) Mahindra & Mahindra
14. Identify the telecom technology from the logo?
1) GSM
2) Bluetooth
3) CDMA
4) Wi-Max
15. What, according to its founder, must be exactly
3.875 inches long and weigh precisely 1.6 ounces?
1) The Swatch watch
2) McDonald's McBurger
3) Parker's Mont Blanc pen
4) Mattel's GI Joe model
16. Which corporate group is foraying into the fastmoving
consumer goods (FMCG) segment with its
skincare brand ‘Kara’ (meaning pure), homecare
brand ‘Prim’ and baby care brand ‘Puretta’?
1) S Kumars’ Group
2) Videocon Group
3) Aditya Birla Group
4) Reliance Industries
17. Which US company owns the artificial
sweetener brands Equal and Canderel?
1) Alberto-Culver
2) Merisant
3) McNeil
4) Midas International
18. Which company is marketing Tommy Hilfiger
Home Furnishings in India?
1) Creative Portico
2) Abhishek Industries
3) Welspun
4) Bhilwara Suitings
19. What is Elizabeth and Olivia Norris’s claim to
fame?
1) Their husbands joined hands to form P&G
2) They were the first clients of Max Factor
3) They served as the inspiration for Olive
Oyl and Castor Oyl
4) They created the formulation for Old Spice
20. What was the new football introduced by Adidas
at the recently organised Euro 20008 called?
1) Euroball
2) Eurosport
3) Eurokick
4) Europass
QUIZ-Answer Key
1. 2 2. 3 3. 3 4. 3 5. 2 6 1 7. 1 8 2 9 2 10. 3
11 1 12. 4 13. 2 14 2 15. 2 16. 3 17. 2 18. 1 19. 1 20. 4

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QUIZ
1. Wife of which industrialist is the editor of the
magazine Verve?
1) Nandan Nilekani
2) Anand Mahindra
3) Nusli Wadia
4) Mukesh Ambani
2. Kitply Industries Ltd (KIL), which bagged title
sponsorship rights of tri-nation series between
India, Bangladesh and Pakistan recently, belongs to
which corporate group?
1) BK Birla Group
2) RP Goenka Group
3) A V Birla Group
4) SP Goenka Group
3. “Human Energy” is the punchline of which oil
giant?
1) Chevron Texaco
2) Exxon Mobil
3) BP Amoco
4) Royal Dutch-Shell
4. ‘Life is one incredible journey’ is the baseline
of:
1) Travel & Living channel
2) Outlook Traveller magazine
3) Discovery Channel
4) Vogue magazine
5. “It’s the _______ way” is the service mark of
which hospitality company?
1) Marriott
2) Hilton
3) Ramada
4) Hyatt
6. According to a new report recently, Infosys
Technologies might be forced to change its name in
which country as it constitutes certain infringement
on a trademark name in that country?
1) France
2) Spain
3) Greece
4) Germany
7. Pearson Plc of UK owns all of the following
publications/publishing companies, except____
1) Financial Times
2) The Economist
3) The Times
4) Penguin
8. Which actress was Lux soap’s first brand
ambassador in India?
1) Madhubala
2) Devika Rani
3) Leela Chitnis
4) Rekha
9. Which company has launched a linen spring
summer 08, fashion collection called Black leading
customers to a black India website?
1) Raymonds
2) Nike
3) Benetton
4) Indian Rayon
10. The Beige Book Survey is periodically
published by the _____________
1) The Reserve Bank of India
2) The Bank of England
3) The European Central Bank
4) The Federal Reserve
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11. Which sports goods maker is introducing
designer products such as a collection named on
Hollywood actress Scarlett Johansson, jeans styled
by cricketer MS Dhoni, Bipasha Basu collection,
Manish Arora collection and several others inspired
by global sports like skating in its efforts to evolve
as sports lifestyle brand?
1) Reebok
2) Puma
3) Nike
4) Adidas
12. What is the brand name given by Intel to its
new chip for small screen devices, introduced
recently?
1) Cell
2) Atom
3) Nano
4) Molecule
13. Which Bank’s headquarters is called the “Star
House” and has a base line – “The Guiding Star”?
1) Bank of Baroda
2) Citibank
3) Central Bank of India
4) Bank of India
14. Who is launching a new car Petra in India?
1) Chevrolet
2) Fiat
3) Hyundai
4) Ford
15. “Your Vision, Our Future” is the baseline of
which of these?
1) Olympus
2) Zeiss
3) Bausch & Lomb
4) Luxotica
16. Which German town is the birthplace of two
sports giants- Puma and Adidas?
1) Stuttgart.
2) Bochum.
3) Herzogenaurach
4) Bayreuth.
17. Which media giant owned Paramount Pictures
when it produced the multiple Oscar winning film
Gandhi in 1982?
1) Coca-Cola
2) Sony
3) GE
4) Time Warner
18. During his days as an actor, former US
President late Ronald Reagan used to endorse a
brand of cigarettes. Which brand was it?
1) Peter Stuyvesant
2) Dunhill
3) Chesterfield
4) Rothmans
19. The new logo of Videocon asserts the
company's passion for global impact. What do the
two 'Es' on either side of the 'V' represent?
1) Electronics for Everyone
2) Electronics to Energy
3) Excellence for Ever
4) Excitement through Electronics
20. What is the only item of Indian origin that can be
seen at the Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art?
1) The Ajanta Millennium Clock
2) Bajaj's Chetak Scooter
3) The Hawkins Futura Pressure Cooker
4) The Charagh Din Shirt

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